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Clickatell Send SMS Text Message

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Implements the following CURL command:

    ; curl -i \
    ; -X POST \
    ; -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    ; -H "Accept: application/json" \
    ; -H "Authorization: API_KEY" \
    ; -d '{"content": "Test Message Text", "to": ["PHONE_NUMBER"], "from": "FROM_PHONE_NUMBER" }' \
    ; -s https://platform.clickatell.com/messages

    ; Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    ; Generate Code to Create JSON

    ; The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    ; {
    ;   "content": "Test Message Text",
    ;   "to": [
    ;     "PHONE_NUMBER"
    ;   ]
    ; }

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"content","Test Message Text")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"to[0]","PHONE_NUMBER")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"from","FROM_PHONE_NUMBER")

    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Authorization","API_KEY")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Accept","application/json")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json")

    ; If the following URL does not work, then try "https://platform.clickatell.com/v1/message"
    resp.i = CkHttpResponse::ckCreate()
    If resp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpJson(http,"POST","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages",json,"application/json",resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbResponseBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbResponseBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckGetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody)
    jResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jResp, 0)

    Debug "Response Body:"
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jResp)

    respStatusCode.i = CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp)
    Debug "Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode)
    If respStatusCode >= 400
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkHttpResponse::ckHeader(resp)
        Debug "Failed."
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Sample JSON response:
    ; (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    ; {
    ;   "messages": [
    ;     {
    ;       "apiMessageId": "66c06ac68e5c4afb953ea9328babfde6",
    ;       "accepted": true,
    ;       "to": "16302581871",
    ;       "errorCode": null,
    ;       "error": null,
    ;       "errorDescription": null
    ;     }
    ;   ],
    ;   "errorCode": null,
    ;   "error": null,
    ;   "errorDescription": null
    ; }

    ; Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    ; Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    ; Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    errorCode.s
    error.s
    errorDescription.s
    i.i
    count_i.i
    apiMessageId.s
    accepted.i
    v_to.s

    errorCode = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"errorCode")
    error = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"error")
    errorDescription = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"errorDescription")
    i = 0
    count_i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"messages")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        apiMessageId = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"messages[i].apiMessageId")
        accepted = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(jResp,"messages[i].accepted")
        v_to = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"messages[i].to")
        errorCode = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"messages[i].errorCode")
        error = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"messages[i].error")
        errorDescription = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"messages[i].errorDescription")
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure